Pirates and you

Commander / EDH Flying Pirate Unblockable UR (Izzet)

chkruckeberg

Creature (31)

• 1x Agent of Treachery
• 1x Amphin Mutineer
• 1x Azure Fleet Admiral
• 1x Cloud Pirates
• 1x Coastline Marauders
• 1x Departed Deckhand
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Fanatical Firebrand
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Goblin Trailblazer
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Kitesail Corsair
• 1x Lightning-Rig Crew
• 1x Merchant Raiders
• 1x Mothdust Changeling
• 1x Siren Lookout
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Skyship Plunderer
• 1x Slippery Scoundrel
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spectral Sailor
• 1x Storm Fleet Aerialist
• 1x Storm Fleet Sprinter
• 1x Talas Explorer
• 1x Talas Scout
• 1x Talas Warrior
• 1x Warkite Marauder

Artifact (5)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vedalken Shackles

Instant (20)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Jwari Disruption  ^Flip
• 1x Lookout's Dispersal
• 1x Memory Lapse
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Land (31)

• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 11x Island
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Training Center
• 1x Unclaimed Territory

Commanders (2)

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Monastery Siege
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Stolen Strategy
• 1x Teferi's Veil

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• 1x Windfall

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Creature (10)

• 1x Amoeboid Changeling
• 1x Captain Lannery Storm
• 1x Captain Vargus Wrath
• 1x Coercive Recruiter
• 1x Dreamcaller Siren
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
• 1x Port Razer
• 1x Storm Fleet Swashbuckler
• 1x Tandem Lookout

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Arcane Adaptation
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Shared Animosity
• 1x Underworld Breach

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Instant (1)

• 1x Mana Leak

Artifact (1)

• 1x Coat of Arms

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I kind of modeled this deck after a SpyMaster of Trest deck. But instead of trying to set up a bunch of small evasive creatures that draw you into extra turn spells so you can repeat every turn. I am trying to make a bunch of small evasive creatures that then get me treasure and let me play by opponents spells. So the deck is mostly just small evasive creatures and cheap counters to protect from board wipes (my current group is very board wipe heavy so having a lot of ways to counter it is needed) and there are a few other bigger cards that help with the playing opponents spells idea.

The idea is definitely weaker than Spymaster; however, I wanted to make a deck that played a lot with the opponents spells so that way it would be a good deck to play with new groups, since it should never be too powerful or too weak. I know that playing a Dimir clones deck would probably be more effective but I just want to try it with Pirates. Because Pirates. Also I chose Izzet instead of Admiral Beckett Brass for two reasons. I already have a Grixis deck and want to make a different one and because I think the Admiral would receive more hate, since I think people are much more against me stealing their things in play vs a random card off the top.

A few criticism I can already see is the lack of board wipes, win conditions and ramp. The lack of board wipes and ramp were somewhat intentional because I am very low mana creature heavy that looses a lot from board wipes. Makes me think I can get away from with the the board wipes and the ramp, also Malcolm is reliable turn 3 ramps and it is possible to steal ramp with Breeches.

The main idea for win cons is really to take them with Breeches. I know that isn't very reliable and focusing a lot on having my commander and creatures, which is why i am runnings Mind's Dilation and Stolen Strategy since they kind of act as back up Breeches. Vadelken Schackles also kinda falls into this category; however, it mostly is just a card I have and really want to play but don't have a deck to currently put it in. There is also the Glint-Horn Buccaneer and Malcolm combo to win but to do acknowledge that I probably will need to add some other possible win cons.

I was able to play my first game with it and it has played fine, but made me realize that although I can protect my board from board wipes, protecting my commanders from the stray path or other single target removal was much more difficult, so I added in the 2 shoes, Kira and Monastery siege to help protect them. Let me know if there are better ones in missing

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.65
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C, Ragavan, The Monarch, Treasure